Tops on this year's tech wish list
(December 23, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

Speaking of lists, I've been compiling a list of my own — mostly from when I attended the 2009 International Computer Electronics Show press unveiling in New York last month

Married - in a galaxy far, far away
(December 9, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

I was expecting a wedding invitation to arrive from Holland, where two of my online friends were in the process of organizing their wedding, and it did arrive but it was not what I was expecting at all.

Technology's future comes calling
(November 25, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

When I approached the table I was greeted by Kazuhiro Kitagawa, the head programmer from PUCC, the P2P Universal Computing Consortium, and Anh Nguyen, the Project Coordinator from JETRO, the Japan External Trade Organization.

The fox monitoring the gamers
(November 11, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

Our Reynard is not a fox — in fact, it is the name of a government project that was revealed earlier this year in a declassified report to Congress by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence,

Candidates come in two speeds on the Web
(October 28, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

There are a lot of reasons for complaining about the Internet, from slow speed to spam to online fraud, and now I almost caught myself complaining about a political ad appearing in my online video game.

Warm, fuzzy world on the Web for kids
(October 14, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

They each have their own computers — our old-model laptops that we handed down to them — computers that are fine for school work and casual Web surfing, but then this is not about that, it is about logging into Webkinz

Ordinary people with a Super goal
(September 30, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

A few days ago, I finished an audio book, "Book of Lies" by Brad Meltzer, and at the very end was an author's note that took me on a journey of discovery

On the Web, a prescription for disaster
(September 16, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

"Figures often beguile me, particularly when I have the arranging of them myself; in which case the remark attributed to Disraeli would often apply with justice and force: 'There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics,'"

Rendering 'Fair Use' fairly useless
(September 2, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

The Sky is Falling! There, I did it. I told you and you've been warned. Well, maybe it's not exactly falling — more like, maybe going to fall if a handful of Congressmen have their way

Keeping away from digital regret
(August 19, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

Have you ever heard of a Reputation Management Consultant? It was a new one on me but, as it turns out, it is one of many new careers that sprang into existence due to problems that were created by the Internet.

Giving new life to old computers
(August 5, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

Technology is a funny thing, especially when it is driven by an industry that leverages social interests and trends to dictate the rate at which it declares new standards. The PC industry is a perfect example of that trend.

The Blue Screen of Death just got deadlier
(July 22, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

Is Microsoft Internet Explorer your preferred Web browsing program? If so, you need to be careful when you surf the Web. Let me put this another way: If you use MSIE, you are being targeted. . .

Don't let your Inbox be a crime scene
(July 15, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

Like most people, I have a routine that I practice each day; get up, feed the cat, make the coffee, and check my e-mail. Checking my e-mail actually involves several accounts. . .

It's wise to check the fine print online
(June 24, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

In July 2000, President Clinton signed into law the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. . .

Bride scams: From Russia with ... felonious intent
(June 10, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

With California good looks, blonde-haired, blue-eyed Lillu offers what many lonely men are looking for: "I am sociable, kind, responsive, respectable. Also I am good interlocutor and polite," she declares on a Russian bride Web site.

Heard any good books lately?
(May 27, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

Traffic between the Otis and Bourne rotaries has come to a halt, moving in car-length spurts every minute as tourists unfamiliar with the rotary cautiously nose in to make room for the next car.

All's fair? Not in the music industry
(May 13, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

"Beware of strange faces and dark dingy places, be careful while bending the law; and the house you live in will never fall down if you pity the stranger who stands at your door." The lyrics above are from a Gordon Lightfoot song called "The House You Live In" and I cannot think of a more appropriate way to begin this column

Meet Mr. Malware, and see how to avoid him
(April 29, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

Dmitry Ivanovich Golubov has nothing to worry about, certainly not the police or authorities in far-away America. Known by some as the Godfather of Credit Card Fraud, Golubov was briefly arrested in July 2005 at the ripe old age of 22, his arrest hailed as a great victory in the war on computer crime

Prepaid cards limit exposure when shopping online
(April 15, 2008 Cape Cod Times)
(April 17, 2008 AARP Bulletin)

In a Moscow apartment rented under a false name, the systems administrator of a small organized crime group sits before racks of computers minding the store...

Keeping 'wardrivers' away from your Wi-Fi
(April 1, 2008 Cape Cod Times)
(April 5, 2008 AARP Bulletin)

The blue minivan eased to the curb, its engine idling, its driver glancing around and then picking up the notebook computer propped on the passenger seat. Nobody in the neighborhood gave it a second glance...

Action Packed
(December 9, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

Christmas is rapidly approaching and gift lists are being cast and revised as we strive to give if not the best gift than at least a gift that will be well received and enjoyed. Selecting the right video game can be especially challenging if you are not a gamer

It's what's inside that counts
(November 11, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

CPU is an abbreviation for Central Processing Unit, and on personal computers and notebooks is contained on one integrated chip called a microprocessor.

How it works: VoIP
(October 7, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

VoIP means "Voice over Internet Protocol" and is a technology for telecommunications that has been popular in corporate and large business environments for the past decade. In recent years, a number of commercial for-the-public products have been created.

Ground Zero plus seven
(September 9, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

The anniversary of the 9/11 attack is a date that is not celebrated with fond memories and anticipation; it approaches each year with a quiet dread and the universal hope that something like this will never happen again.

How it works: Blu-Ray
(August 12, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

Blu-Ray technology is a digital encoding and decoding standard for CD-like media used to record and play back audio-video and to store data on Blu-Ray media. Its more popular uses include video games and movies.

Deal puts Netflix on Xbox
(July 29, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

Microsoft recently confirmed a long-awaited partnership with mail and online movie mogul Netflix that will bring movies-on-demand to the software giant's online gaming system Xbox Live.

How it works: DVR technology
(July 15, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

A digital video recorder (DVR), like this model from LG, is actually a computer and hard drive equipped with multiple TV tuner cards and an audio input/output card.

Into the gray: Police searches of PDAs, cell phones raise questions of privacy
(March 15, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

Cody Smith - not his real name - wasn't aware that the speed limit changed from 55 mph to 35 mph in the span of a dozen yards because the sign was concealed by a truck parked at the side of the road...

Gamers do battle with hackers online
(March 4, 2008 Cape Cod Times)

They sit with their eyes glued to their computer screens, slightly tense and with great interest in the outcome of their efforts - though only one of the pair is aware of the other...